Dziulak’s block sets are made from a mixture of Cherry and Poplar hardwoods, and are available with or without a Danish oil finish. Each set comes with step-by-step illustrated instructions to teach you how the pieces work together, but regardless of skill level they can pretty much be arranged any way you like, from a sprawling kingdom to a towering citadel.

The starter set sells for $69 – your best value, which works out to just over a $1 per block. But if you’re as taken with them as I am, you’ll probably find yourself calculating the value of your added excitement into the price difference for the larger more intricate sets.